Kerrisdale vs Trawool

Trawool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 59 in Kerrisdale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kerrisdale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kerrisdale tends to suit people living alone and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Kerrisdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kerrisdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($138/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Kerrisdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 100 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (110.7 km vs 115.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kerrisdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Kerrisdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs -16.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kerrisdale and Trawool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kerrisdale Trawool
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Kerrisdale Trawool
Walkability 0 / 0
Kerrisdale — Walkability: 0/100 Trawool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 15
Kerrisdale — Safety: 24/100 Trawool — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 43 / 69
Kerrisdale — Low fire risk: 43/100 Trawool — Low fire risk: 69/100
Low flood risk 26 / 23
Kerrisdale — Low flood risk: 26/100 Trawool — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Trawool rents higher ($300/wk vs $138/wk); Trawool has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $46,800).

Kerrisdale Trawool
Population 86 90
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.8% -16.7%
Median age 59 54
Median household income $46,800/yr $84,500/yr
+81% vs other
Median weekly rent $138/wk $300/wk
+117% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kerrisdale Trawool
0-4 3.5% / 3.3%
Kerrisdale — 0-4: 3.5% Trawool — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 — / 11.1%
Kerrisdale — 5-14: not among its largest Trawool — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 3.5% / 3.3%
Kerrisdale — 15-19: 3.5% Trawool — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 8.1% / —
Kerrisdale — 20-24: 8.1% Trawool — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.5% / 12.2%
Kerrisdale — 25-34: 3.5% Trawool — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 11.6% / 6.7%
Kerrisdale — 35-44: 11.6% Trawool — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 11.6% / 12.2%
Kerrisdale — 45-54: 11.6% Trawool — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 26.7% / 17.8%
Kerrisdale — 55-64: 26.7% Trawool — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 20.9% / 15.6%
Kerrisdale — 65-74: 20.9% Trawool — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 9.3% / 8.9%
Kerrisdale — 75-84: 9.3% Trawool — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ — / —
Kerrisdale — 85+: not among its largest Trawool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Kerrisdale Trawool
England 9.3% / 3.3%
Kerrisdale — England: 9.3% Trawool — England: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kerrisdale 52.6% couple families
Kerrisdale — Couple Families: 52.6% Kerrisdale — Lone Person: 47.4% Kerrisdale — Group Household: 0.0% Kerrisdale — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Trawool 36.0% couple families
Trawool — Couple Families: 36.0% Trawool — Lone Person: 28.0% Trawool — Group Household: 20.0% Trawool — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kerrisdale 100.0% houses
Kerrisdale — Houses: 100.0%
Trawool 100.0% houses
Trawool — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kerrisdale Trawool
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 18.9%
Kerrisdale — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Trawool — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 16.7%
Kerrisdale — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Trawool — Bachelor Degree: 16.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 6.7%
Kerrisdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Trawool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 6.7%
Kerrisdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Trawool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kerrisdale 26.5% renting
Kerrisdale — Owned Outright: 55.9% Kerrisdale — Mortgage: 17.6% Kerrisdale — Renting: 26.5%
Trawool 17.5% renting
Trawool — Owned Outright: 60.0% Trawool — Mortgage: 22.5% Trawool — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Kerrisdale Trawool
Rural and farming 92% 93%
Parks and recreation 7% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Kerrisdale Trawool
New dwellings approved 82
across Murrindindi
 1,074
across Mitchell
Approvals change year on year +83% +70%

Ranking within VIC

Kerrisdale Trawool
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 54% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 21% of VIC

Liveability

Kerrisdale Trawool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kerrisdale carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 31).

Kerrisdale Trawool
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
85/100
Flood High
74/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kerrisdale Trawool
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Kerrisdale Trawool
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 5 13

Mobility

Trawool sits further from the CBD (115.8 km vs 110.7 km).

Kerrisdale Trawool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 110.7 km 115.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3660
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 3660
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Kerrisdale Trawool
Car (driver) 83.9% / 64.4%
Kerrisdale — Car (driver): 83.9% Trawool — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 35.6%
Kerrisdale — Worked from Home: 16.1% Trawool — Worked from Home: 35.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.9%).

Setting

Kerrisdale Trawool
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Kerrisdale Trawool
Connectivity score 18/100 22/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Kerrisdale Trawool
Annual rainfall 540 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Kerrisdale Trawool
Average residential rate $1,973/yr $1,947/yr
Council Murrindindi Mitchell

Federal electorate

Kerrisdale Trawool
Division Indi Nicholls
Member Helen Haines Sam Birrell
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Kerrisdale Trawool
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kerrisdale

Retirees Rural

Trawool

Rural

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